Good evening. John swinney looks set to become scotlands new leader after the woman expected to challenge him decided to back him instead. Kate forbes confirmed she would not be standing for the snp leadership after humza yousaf s resignation. Instead, mr swinney, scotlands former deputy First Minister and party leader, has offered her a significant role in his government. Our scotland editor, james cook, reports. Please show your appreciation forjohn swinney. The snp is in trouble divided, distracted and struggling to govern. John swinney says its time to get a grip and he is the man for the job. I could have stood back and hoped others would sort things out. But i care too much about the future of scotland, and the Scottish National party, to walk on by. Youve said there you cant walk on by because, essentially, your party is a disunited mess. What specifically is wrong with it . Well, the party is not cohesive just now. We are not together, we are not operating as one big unified te
Yesterdays sword attack that killed 14 year old Daniel Anjorin and injured others. Good evening. The father of a seven Year Old Girl who was crushed to death last week on an inflatable boat trying to cross the channel has been describing what happened and his desperation when he couldnt save her. Sara was one of five people who died as the boat, overcrowded with migrants trying to reach the uk, Set Off From A Beach South of calais. Saras mother and two older siblings were on board but they all survived. It was the fourth time the family had attempted the crossing. Andrew harding is in calais for us this evening. Yes, good evening, sophie. We have spent the past week investigating what happened on that beach. We finally tracked down and spoke to saras father, the father of the seven Year Old Girl who died. He blames the smugglers for the overcrowding that he said caused his daughters death, but as you can imagine, he is also wrestling with the decisions he took, the risks he took and pu
Good evening. A 36 year old man has been charged with the murder of a 14 year old boy who was killed in a sword attack in east london yesterday morning. 14 year old Daniel Anjorin was walking to school when he was killed. Marcus monzo, a spanish Brazilian National who lives in east london, has also been charged with a number of other offences. Lucy manning is there for us now. 19 minutes ago, prosecutors announced that marcus monzo from east london had been charged with the teenagers murder. He is also charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed item. It comes after daniel was stabbed here yesterday morning went to Police Officers were also wounded trying to apprehend the suspect, and two other men in their 30s were also injured. But today was also about hearing the name and character of Daniel Anjorin, and by all accounts, he was a lovely and conscientious boy. Daniel anjorin, smart in his uniform, tra
Is found at a Nature Reserve in salford. And discovered in a field in lincolnshire, this Roman Artefact is 1,700 years old. But what is it . And coming up on Sportsday On Bbc News after a season of points deductions in the Premier League, are the financial rules that were used to punish everton and Nottingham Forest about to change . Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six live from the Holyrood Parliament in edinburgh, on a tumultuous day in scottish politics. Humza yousaf has announced he is standing down as snp leader and scotlands First Minister afterjust 13 months in office. His politicalfuture had been uncertain since his announcement last thursday that he was ending Power Sharing with the scottish greens. They had clashed with the government over the scrapping of Climate Goals and the approach to gender reform. He was at risk of losing a Confidence Vote later this week. The snp now have 28 days to find a new leader whos supported by a majority here at holyrood. Our Scotl